The Clasico Caribeno, a two-game preseason exhibition series planned for early October featuring the Charros de Jalisco of the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico and the Cardenales de Lara of the Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional, has been cancelled.
Francisco Rodríguez, Endy Chávez, and Tomás Pérez were elected the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame as the Class of 2026 by the Contemporary Committee, while the Venezuelan team that won the 2026 World Baseball Classic was unanimously elected by the Historical Committee.
Over the offseason, the Tiburones have been living every week like it's shark week, putting together a solid starting rotation and, just this week, adding two Major Leaguers to the lineup for the coming season.
Yasiel Puig has signed with the Senadores de San Juan in Puerto Rico's LBPRC, returning to the league where he first played winter ball as a 21-year-old prospect in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization during the 2012-13 season with the Indios de Mayaguez.
Here are the key dates across the four major winter professional baseball leagues of the Caribbean.
The Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional has changed rules regarding reinforcements and imported players for the upcoming season.
The third edition of the Serie de Las Americas, the postseason winter ball tournament organized by Asociation de Ligas Profesionales de Beisbol de Las Americas, will be played with 10 teams.
